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nsr. HoWeIis 1T Homo.

he writes only in tie morning. cor
scieniiously and with painstaking. AZ
Ter that be dcrotcs himself 10 his family.
to whom he is greatly attached, and OF
WHOM be is justly proud. Besides the
son. there is = daughter, now at the age
OF Toang ladyiiood, who incliucs some
what 10 tho literary TASTE. and another.
u swoet-.aced little maid, already known
10 fame through the publication of Il
series of her remarkable, naive, child
ish Ira wings. in the volume entitled "A
Little Girl Among the Old Masters.
The children have the artistic impulse
very strongly developed.
In conversation Eowells is not yolu-
bic talker; he does not aspire 10 shine;
there is little that is Macaulayish. few
toarS de force. On the other hand, he
has what someone has described as tka
dangerous trait of being an excellent
listener. 1t might be said of him as it
was of Nine. Recamier, that he listens
with seduction. he is not bent upon
displaying his own resources. but UPON
penetrating the mind and heart b. ore
him. Perhaps this is the natural rep
live mood OF the deep student of olarae-
fer. And then it is SO gracefully dcne.
with such sympathy and respect that
when. aftcrward, YOU come 10 reflect
that You have been talking a great
deal 100 much for Your own good, there
comes, with the flush, the rcaSsuring
fancy that after all perhaps you have
done it very well.
His own conversation, / should say.
is marked by sincerity Of statement and
earnestness of speculation, and at the
same time frightened by perpetual
play of humor. His humor warns Ike
a gentle sunshine, and we all know how
steely cold may be the brilliancy OF
mere wit. He is q humorist, | some
times think, before almost anything
else. He takes to the humorist (eyen
those of the broadest kind) with q kin
tlred feeling. Both Mark Twain and
Warner have been friends of his. He
wanted to know Stockton and Gilbert
before he had met them. And in this
connection may close with one of the
slighter bons mots of Gilbert.
On the first visit TO this country in
company with his collaboration, Sullivan
he asked me something about the works
of Howells. In reply mentioned sew
eral, among them Their Wedding
Journey book" l said. (which
every young couple put into their bag
gage when starting off on tour. J"
Sullivan and are not 4 very young
couple" returned Gilbert. "but think
we'll have TO put it into our baggage
100, ''-Critic.
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Louis Napoleon's Appointments

Even the French Republicans are adj
mitting that the last Emperor Napo-
leon was not 50 black as he was painted
at all eyenas, not in some particulars.
1t is allowed that in the distribution of
much OF his patronage he rarely troub-
led himself about the politics Of the
candidates whose names were submit
ted 30 him. Between lS49 and 1870 it
is calculated that at least eighteen out
of every twenty appointments to offices
OF Importance We're given by him to
Een OF Legitimist, 0rleanist, or Repub-
lean views. Apropos of this liberality
of the Emperor, the Empress Eugenie
once made an often quoted remark, or,
as Frenchmen would call it, mot.
.!Bonapartist!" she once exclaimed in
the privacy OF circle OF Court init
mates; '.we are not Bonapartist at this
Court, you know. As to the Emperor,
lie is a Socialist; as TO Newell, l am
/ Lccitimist, and N. Rouher, there,
cannot deny that he is an 0rleanist.
Yes she added, after moments
pause. '.Persigny is the only real Bona
partist l know 1T the Tuileries.'' ~
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-04-14
DaA Yankee Customs.

IA English tourist relates some OF his
American experiences in the New York
Herald: My wife and stayed at q
prominent hotel in New York, taking
high-priced rooms, and noticed after
two or three DAYS that we were kept
waiting long time for each meal; that
we were always being served by u
strange waiter; that We We're made to
cit at any and every part of the roon;.
snd seldom at an unoccupied table.
badly served. kept waiting q long time
between each course, were given Stale
or indifferent Strawberries and milk
much watcred, while others were scrv-
ed 1T once, always had the same waiter
and table, were never kept waiting. and
had their strawberries fresh and served
with good cream. l applied to friend
whom l made after my arrival here and
told him how matters were. ''Ah!
said he. shave you given the head
waiter who seats the guests a dollar?'
No." l replied. a understood tips were
not usual in this country; besides ii is
NV custom, if waiter is obliging. lo
give him a gratuity on leaving the
hotel" ..Oh. that won't do here, " was
his answer; you must give your dollar
first and then you will find al will be
right
So acted on his advice, and found
that the effect of this dollar lasted fol
about Il month; then it began to want
and another was expected. Now, thi:
! compares very unfavorably with Tho
tipniny system in England, which
have Heard Americans decry so vehe
mently, and admit justly. A heat
waiter at London hotel would hav'
been content with { shilling given OF
my leaving in return for any attentions
be might have shown lie.
At Chicago the same system wa
/ practiced upon me in Il Verse degree.
WAS positively denied food that order
. ed. and told they were out Of it, " whel
others who had entered the room afte
me were served with the very things tina
| . ordered.
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Defective addresses and insufficient
postage are the main reasons why there
is a constant fow of postage matter in
to the Dead Letter Office. After reach
ing the Office every means is employed
to ascertain the seudcrs or owners of the
letters and packages, and the articles
offered ut the annual sales represent the
proportion of the entire matter for
which no owner could be found The
catalogue this year will contain some
seven thousand articles, slight in
crease over the number offered for sale
last year. but bearing about the same
proportion TO the entire bulk of the
matter passing through the mails. All
dead mail is retained in the Dead
Letter Office for two years, if not
claimed sooner, before being finally dis
posed OF. -.
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Vcris' Green House.

Mr.. Isaiah Voris wishes to an
nonnceto to the people Of Logan
lIla, he has valuable collection
Of flowers, fuses, plants, and
vines at his green house at the
foot of Mulberry street, which will
be offered at very reasonable
prices. lie is also prepared 10
uinlsl garden plants. cabbage.
,omdi, &c. Mr.. Sor.> has ii very
hand-' me place and large warn
" @ plants, &C.. 10 choose from,
and will lie wise to call and see
him.
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Sc0tt's Emulsion 0fPNre

Coo Liver Gil, With HypophOsphites.
Is precribed by the Medical Pro-
fession because it is not secret
remedy. but a scientifically pre-
prepared preparation oftwo most
valuable specifics, that they find
of unequaled value for their Con-
sumptlve and l. NJ anc a t e d
patients. Take no other.
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Passengers leaving Charleston st 7:3c Z.
m, transfer at PIT. Pleasant, o., to G. II v
< &TR'y for Gallipoiis and Cincinnati, o.;
at Athens. for G III & Il R'y for Column
bus and the Northwest, and W Il b, for
the East, and at Corning 10 T & o e for
Columbus, the Northeast and The North
west.
Train leaving Oh irleston at 1:i5 p. m.
makes close connection at Columbus for all
points East, West, North and South.
Through Tickets and Baggage checked to
any points in United States.
For further info.mution, address or ap-
ply toJ. II. EarnShaw, General Emigrant
Agent, Mi;ldleport, o., PIT. Pleasant, W. Va
or Charleston, W. Va
THO.S. r. SHARP,
GEO. ]. ERMLICH, GcnT. Aas.
Gen1 Er't and Pass. Agons.
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~ had a dreful dream las night"
said Mandy Johnsing, colorcd, TO Matii-
aa Snowfall. also colored. ~ hat did
v.r dream. ManGys.' u dreamed dat
INV husband died from applcpleXy .
bats muffin. We mist all die some cb
desc davs.'' YES; hut hain't tole yer
de wust part oh my dream. When
woke ND he wasn't dead at all. He was
yut in dc ward sawiH' wCo;!. " Den hi;
WIS ,ircLal f,:G Il fac. - I,coS SJ!tn9>
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THE VERDICT uNANIMOUS.

w. D. Suit, Druggist, Bippus, Ind .
testifes': can recommend Electric BIZ :
ter as the very best remedy. Every bot
tie sold has given relief in every case
A man took six bottles and was cured
of Rheumatism of 10 years standing.
Abraham Hare, druggist. Bellville, o..
affirms The best selling medicine !
have ever handled in my 0years' ex-
perienee, is Electric Bitters. Thous-
ands of others have added their testi-
mony. so that the verdict is unaniu
that Electric Bitters do c1re sll dis
es of the liver, kidneys or blood. "
half dollar bottle at Z. Harring
drug store.
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Ayers Pills,
PREPARED BY
D2. ]. C. AVER g. CO., Lowell, Mass.
For sale by all Druggists. -
Rescued from Death

William j. Coughlin, Of Somor :
vile, Mass, says: In the fall OF
1876 | was taken with bleeding of
the lungs followed by So
we're cough. l lost my appetite and
flesh. and was confined to my bed.
In 1877 | was admitted to the hos
pltnl. The doctors said | had a
hole in my lung as big as half
dollar. At one time that l vas
dead. gave up hope. but friend
told me of DR.. William Halls Bal
sam for the Lungs. l got a bottle.
when, to my surprise, commenced
to feel better, and to day | feel
better than for ten wears past.
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NEW
Meat Market.
CENTENNIAL BLOCK.

e.i = Daily Meat MARKET in the Cen;ennia
Hlock, east Main street, where they i'll
Keep the choicest nf Fresh Beef, Fork, Veal
Lamb. Sausage, Bologna, etc, and invite
th-- people TO live them call. The best oil
Ieats nj rock bottom prices. can always
oS n.d OF GENILLER & CO
Nov y, lSaS-lV
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EuEs SALE GER EsES1'.

The properly of Mrs. DR.. Will
llanis near the Fair Ground Is for
IA. cr rent.after April lst. Par
c desiring the property can
al at the Sentinel office for
sartlculars. March 5-ot
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TOLEDO s. OHIO CENT. RT
pIREc1 ROUTE BKrwHlH
Detroit, Toledo, Bucyrus, CslaA
Athens, Middleport, Pt.Pleasa
Charfs:On, W.sYa.Rieamsxd,
Va.
Through tickets on sale. Bsesege ehsok-
ed through tn destination. ASSpscial Ina
ducements offered on through busin ssa.
]. NJ. FERRIS T. II. PEgLAR
GenI Manager. Bdp1
HUDSON FITCH,
Genr Ticket Agent
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BU1LDERSEARDWA ARE
NOTICE OF APPOINThEN1 /

Estate OF Charles Anderson. Decd.
The undersigned has been appointed ana
qualified as Administrator dc bonas non
OF the Estate OF Charles Anderson, late OF
ii''"'hs 'o"" MAYNARD POND.
Fehrusrv u -Sw
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PROBATE NOTICE.

PROBATE NOTICE..
Notice is hereby given that the follow
InsaccnuntS and vouchers ha+ been filed
in :he Pcubate COug; CT Hooking county,
Ohio, for settlement:
Alfred Reid, executor of the will OF Su-
sannaE Witherow.
And the same VIII come on Tor nearing
on the 2jth day of March, 1887, at 10 o =
clock, \. NJ, or as soon thereafter as may
be convenient.
VT. ACKER Pre-. Judge.
March S-3w
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70 Farmers.

have the .sWeicome Seed OATS for
ale WeISht from 10 TO 20 pounds per
: usheI Call and see it.
pFe1 i7-sv GhChGE MULLEN.
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Live Stock for Sale

Several Red Thoroughbred short Horn
RnlI Calves: also Poland china Pigs in
'lairs, not akin, all eligible TO record, or
pay; also. Sco,ch Collie Pups, sired 10y
he prize winning dog, Imported Reekie
.ggs Tor Hatching, pure Brown Leghoril
nd Bronze Turkey. Address
e. WRIGHT, Logan, o.
March ;l-Gw
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INDIGESTION

To strengthen the stomach, create an
appetite, and remove the horrible depres-
sion and despondency which result from
Indigestion, there is nothing so effective
as Ayers Pills. These Pills contain no
calomel or other poisonous drug, act
directly on the digestive and sssimilative
organs, and restore health and strength to
the entire system. T. p. Bonner, Chester,
Pa, writes: 81 have used Ayers Pills
for the past so years, and am satisfied
| should not have been alive to-day, if it
mad not been for them. They
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Legal n Office.

Amos Funk, Wilbert Il. Funk. hnnettc
Funk, Charles Otto Funk, Truman Funk
and ate Funk, residing in Pawcee coun-
ty in the State OF Kansas; Mantle T.. Da
Wis and John Davis her husband, residing
in the county of Mercer and state OF MIS-
souri,, will tu he notice that Azariah Nixor
administraior of Alexander q. Barclay,
on the 18th day Of January, !Ss4, filed his
petition in the Probate Court within aru
for the county of Hooking and state oil
Ohio, alleging that the personal estate ano
effects of said deCedent are insufficient 10
paw his debtSand charges OF administering
his estate; that he died seized in Zee sim
pie of the following real estate situate IN
said County, 10 wit:
The northwest quarter of section nve (5l,
township thirteen U3}. range sereutee'-
l0, and the northwest quarter OF the
northe east quarter of same section, town
ship and range, being i'll all about -
acres.
The prayer of said petition is for the sale
of said real state for the payment oi saio
debts and charges, and for any other plo-
per order or relief.
Said parties will take notice that theS
have been made parties defendant 10 sait'
petition, and,that they are required to Il II
swer the same Oh or before the Eth day O!
March, 1881.
Admir- of Alexander C Barclay
8. II. Bright. Atty.
january 2O-tw
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Itch. Prairie Mango, and
Scratches of every kind cured in 80
nInutes by Woollord's Sanitary
otIon. Use no other ! his never
Ills. Sold by F. Harrington
rrgeist. Logan.
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Cglred

me of Dyspepsia when all other remedies
failed, and their occasional use has kept
me il 4 healthy condition ever since
L. n. Smith, Utica, n. Y, writes: q
lisve used Ayers Pills, for Liver troubles
and Indigestion, good many years, and
have always found them prompt and
efficient in their action" Richard Norris,
Lynn, Mass. writes: "After much suffer-
ING. have been cured of Dyspepsia aud
Liver troubles
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WEsT EOND.
EAST BOUND.

rr.in.leave Wheeling for st. Clairsvill
al 500 II. IN :. l:lo p. m. and c:25 p. m. dali
crpi sunday.
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BY Using

Ayers Pills. They have done me more
good than any other medicine have ever
taken.' John Burdett, Troy, Iowa,
writes: ''For nearly two years my life
was rendered miserable by the horrors of
Dyspepsia. Medical treatment afforded
b me only temporary relief. and / became
reduced in flesh, and very much debili-
tated. A friend Of mine, who had been
similarly afflicted, advised me to try
Ayers Pills. 1 did so, and with the
happiest results. Ny food soon ceased to
distress me, my appetite returned, and 1
hecanle az s.ronr and we'll IS eyer.v
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March 3l-Gw
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-29
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

EY an explosion in coal mine at Flem-
ing, Kansas, three men were killed.
H1LsBoRo, Tex, has suffered n loss by
fire amounting to 100000.
Ell. PACKER, one of the largest lum-
ber-dealers of Pittsburgh, has failed.
THE principal portion of the village Of
Salt River, Mich, has been wiped ont by
a cophagration.
The wife and six children of farmer
named Harris, residing near Washington,
d. r., persisted in the flames of their
burning house on Saturday.
THE grocery firm of Telka Brothers, at
Barron, Wisconsin, has made an assign.
meut. Z no assets are estimated at Sl7,
600; liabilities, $4,000.
HENRY FAwoErT's dwelling, five miles
north of Poi;t Pleasant, W. Va, was
burned Sunday. Fa3,ett's three children
perishiug in the flames.
SEVERAL persons are reported killed
and much property destroyed by cy-
clone at Fort Washita and vicinity, in
indian Territory.
WEEPING WATER, a Nebraska town, was
almost entirely destroyed by fire Monday
night. The loss is estimated at $4,000.
S. II. FRANK Co, retail dry goods at
Toledo, Ohio, failed Tuesday, after filing
chattel mortgages covering the stock tor
$4,000
Two large business buildings in Pitts
burgh, occupied by millinery store and
u toy store, were destroyed by fire early
Thursday morning; loss, 100000.
A STRIKE among the flint glass workers
is threatened. The Eastern and Western
manufacturers have joined hands and
will make common cause against EN-
ployes.
Az assignment was made Wednesday
morning by X. j. Ross, ownerof an iron
mill at Peru, Ind. His assets are S20,-
GOO, and his liabilities $4,000.
The hotel at Baraga, Mich, was entire
ly destroyed by fire on Monday. The re-
mains of q man were found in the ruins,
supposed to be those Of a lumberman
named John Beunick.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-29
FOREIGN

A Nrw French Cabinet has finally been
selected.
THE British Parliament will meet on
Feb. 9.
NorH1Nd definite has yet been received
from Henry NJ. Stanley.
1uE Prince of Wales has been reflect
"a Grand Master OF the Masous in Eng
land.
Iris reported that .oe Emperor Of
Germany will not ACCEPT the resignation
of Count Perponoher.
EpuoB HooErB, following Mr.. O'Bueu's
example, refuses TO wear prison clothes,
and remains III bed day and night
THE Paris Temps says the Russian
Government has informed the allied pow
ers that Che movement OF troops in Pc
land has ceased
RUSSIAN diplomats seriously expect
some action ON the part Of Germany
Austria and Italy 20 induce Prince Ferdi-
uand 70 withdraw from Bulgaria.
GERMANY, Austria, and Italy have agreed
70 raise their ministers in Spain 70 the
rank OF ambassadors, and IL Is thought
that England viii follov their example
BISMARCK was taken suddenly III SatGr-
day, aud, though the attack was of short
duration, his pay sicians have advised HIN
TO abstain from business.
TnE Emperor Francis Joseph will pre-
side AZ j. council Of ministers IN Nienna
which il called 70 consider what steps
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-29
THE LATEST TELEGRAMS.
GENERAL NOTES.

The 81 900 Icence which goes into eff
feet in Minnesota Jan. /, is likely to re-
duce the saloons from 700 TO 200.
The st. Paul ice carnival will open
Jan. &c, and close Feb. 4.
ADvIcEs from some of the counties in
Western Kansas, particularly Clark, are
to the effect that the fartJers are suffer
ing for the want of food and clothing.
Hon. JOHN |. BARBOUR was elected on
Tuesday by the Virginia legislature to
succeed Mr.. Rid 1leberger as United States
senator.
THE total membership of the Knights
of Labor y officially announced as 500,
998, which is an increase over the report
of last July.
THURSDAY by vote of 80 to / the
Virginia House of Delegates instructed
their representatives in Congress TO work
Tor the repeal of internal revenue taxa
ion.
Tar poet Whittier celebrated his S0th
anniversary of his birth OF Saturday, at
his home in Danvers, Massachusetts.
Many distinguished people called upon
him during the day to offer their congrat-
ulations.
Mr.. g. p. ROUNDS, long identified with
the printing business, and who was gov
eminent printer under President Arthur,
died at Omaha, on Saturday evening, of
pneumonia.
Transformer Mirana which left Joggins,
Nova Scotia, for New York with an enor-
nous raft composed of 27,000 logs, lost
her tow during heavy storm, and it is
feared that it may get into the track of
the European steamers. Ship captains
insist that It must be secured or blown
up.
CALIFORNIA wool growers met Thurs
day at San Francisco and adopted reso-
buttons declaring that any reduction in
the tariff on wool would seriously Grip
Pile the industry and greatly decrease the
production. Congress is asked to main
tain the present tariff on wool.
The bodies of the anarchists, Spies,
Parsons, Fischer, Engel and Ling, were
| Inferred Sunday, at Naldheim cemetery
in the presence of about two thousand
| people. Before the burial the faces of
the dead men were exposed TO view, and
\ for an hour a steady stream of their
friends and sympathizers passed by the
| collins.
! LACK of fuel mas caused much suffering
IN portions of Kansas, the demands on
the mines being far greater than can be
] filed. Farmers are said to be burning
corn, furniture, and parts of their houses.
At Dighton mother and her three
children we're frozen to death while cross
ing the prairie.
THE Oklahoma Settlers association is
increasing in membership rapidly, and it
| is reported that arms are being dlstribut-
ed among the boomers so that they may be
prepared to take forcible possession OF
the territory in dispute if congress does
not throw open for settlement by April l.